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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 136766" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>Tiredeyes, you've got me completely confused! From previous posts, I thought that several tvs in other rooms was what you wanted to do, not what you've already got!</p><p></p><p>If that's what you currently have, then exactly how are you doing it?</p><p></p><p>Note that:</p><p></p><p>1) You can re-distribute tv signals from either rf output, 1 or 2, but eye link will only work into rf2 (since rf1 normally goes to just the "main tv", then the sky (or sky+) box is controlled by it's front panel infra red sensor, so link capability wasn't thought necessary on rf1 !).</p><p></p><p>2) You've already got remote eye link working in 1 bedroom. To extend to other bedrooms, simply add on one of the above mentioned amplifiers with multiple outputs (as I said, no other type, since most makes don't "pass back" the link signals).</p><p></p><p>3) Then, just put additional eye links where you want them.</p><p></p><p>4) To additionally control non-sky devices (ie, other stuff besides Sky+ box), a link plus "inserts" into the rf2 cable coming out of Sky box, ie, very short cable from rf2 to link plus, then original cable plugs into that! Then, you put the 2 tiny infra red emitters over the "sensor windows" of extra devices you want to remote control (these are tiny, and don't cover the whole window, so you can still point the remote straight at the device, as well as controlling indirectly from other rooms!).</p><p></p><p>5) To do all this, obviously you'll have to buy some bits, but it needn't be too expensive. See:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cpc.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.cpc.co.uk</a> </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.grandata.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.grandata.co.uk</a></p><p></p><p>Both charge roughly similar prices. CPC have free courier delivery for orders above £35. For example, from cpc you could buy 1 SLX4b (4 outputs for the bedrooms), and just 2 "eyes", which would be approx £35, so that's free delivery!</p><p></p><p>Both also have a trade counter you can "buy over", Wembley for Grandata, Preston (I think!) for CPC (Farnell components).</p><p></p><p>6) I'm not sure why Rolf mentioned the plus combiner, but with only a Sky+ box you've no use for it (this allows you to use Sky and Sky+ together, with reduced functionality, needing only 2 lnb outputs instead of 3, which avoids "re-opening" the exisiting cable hole from dish into house).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 136766, member: 192438"] Tiredeyes, you've got me completely confused! From previous posts, I thought that several tvs in other rooms was what you wanted to do, not what you've already got! If that's what you currently have, then exactly how are you doing it? Note that: 1) You can re-distribute tv signals from either rf output, 1 or 2, but eye link will only work into rf2 (since rf1 normally goes to just the "main tv", then the sky (or sky+) box is controlled by it's front panel infra red sensor, so link capability wasn't thought necessary on rf1 !). 2) You've already got remote eye link working in 1 bedroom. To extend to other bedrooms, simply add on one of the above mentioned amplifiers with multiple outputs (as I said, no other type, since most makes don't "pass back" the link signals). 3) Then, just put additional eye links where you want them. 4) To additionally control non-sky devices (ie, other stuff besides Sky+ box), a link plus "inserts" into the rf2 cable coming out of Sky box, ie, very short cable from rf2 to link plus, then original cable plugs into that! Then, you put the 2 tiny infra red emitters over the "sensor windows" of extra devices you want to remote control (these are tiny, and don't cover the whole window, so you can still point the remote straight at the device, as well as controlling indirectly from other rooms!). 5) To do all this, obviously you'll have to buy some bits, but it needn't be too expensive. See: [url="http://www.cpc.co.uk/"]www.cpc.co.uk[/url] [url="http://www.grandata.co.uk/"]www.grandata.co.uk[/url] Both charge roughly similar prices. CPC have free courier delivery for orders above £35. For example, from cpc you could buy 1 SLX4b (4 outputs for the bedrooms), and just 2 "eyes", which would be approx £35, so that's free delivery! Both also have a trade counter you can "buy over", Wembley for Grandata, Preston (I think!) for CPC (Farnell components). 6) I'm not sure why Rolf mentioned the plus combiner, but with only a Sky+ box you've no use for it (this allows you to use Sky and Sky+ together, with reduced functionality, needing only 2 lnb outputs instead of 3, which avoids "re-opening" the exisiting cable hole from dish into house). [/QUOTE]
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